General assembly

The General Assembly is IDF's general guiding body. It normally meets every two years at the same time as the World Diabetes Congress, unless a special meeting is convened by the IDF President or the General Assembly itself.

The General Assembly determines the policies and activities of IDF and has the power to:

admit and terminate the Members of IDF;

elect (from the potential candidates put forward by the Nominating Committee) and terminate the Board of Directors members ;

approve the election of Regional Chairs and Regional Chairs-Elect;

elect the Nominating Committee;

approve the changes to the Articles of Association and to the Standard Operating Procedures;

approve the budget and annual audited accounts;

appoint and terminate the auditors;

decide upon dissolution and liquidation of IDF.

The General Assembly is composed of the following persons, who are referred to as "Members of the General Assembly":

the members of the Board of Directors (President, President-Elect, Vice-Presidents and Regional Chairs)

Delegates of each Member

Observers, who have no voting rights, are invited to attend the General Assembly (for example, Honorary Presidents, Provisional Members or Committee Chairs).

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is an umbrella organization of over 230 national diabetes associations in 170 countries and territories. It represents the interests of the growing number of people with diabetes and those at risk. The Federation has been leading the global diabetes community since 1950.